diff --git a/src/UI/Canvas/Selection.gd b/src/UI/Canvas/Selection.gd
index d1fe0fb37..6357c6604 100644
--- a/src/UI/Canvas/Selection.gd
+++ b/src/UI/Canvas/Selection.gd
@@ -750,10 +750,6 @@ func paste(in_place := false) -> void:
 	undo_data = get_undo_data(true)
 	var project: Project = Global.current_project
 
-	original_bitmap.copy_from(project.selection_map)
-	original_big_bounding_rectangle = big_bounding_rectangle
-	original_offset = project.selection_offset
-
 	var clip_map := SelectionMap.new()
 	clip_map.data = clipboard.selection_map
 	var max_size := Vector2(
@@ -785,6 +781,9 @@ func paste(in_place := false) -> void:
 	is_moving_content = true
 	is_pasting = true
 	original_preview_image = clipboard.image
+	original_big_bounding_rectangle = big_bounding_rectangle
+	original_offset = project.selection_offset
+	original_bitmap.copy_from(project.selection_map)
 	preview_image.copy_from(original_preview_image)
 	preview_image_texture.create_from_image(preview_image, 0)
 	project.selection_map_changed()